UMOJA MAGAZINE - MADISON INC
EIN 83-2494880 · Alliances & Advocacy - Arts (A01)
What they do
UMOJA MAGAZINES SIGNATURE ACTIVITY is THE ANNUAL PUBLICATION of 11 PRINT MAGAZINES THAT FEATURE POSITIVE STORIES and COMMUNITY SERVICE MESSAGES BY and ABOUT THE BLACK COMMUNITY IN MADISON, WISCONSIN and BEYOND. THE STORIES IN EACH ISSUE ARE SUPPLEMENTED BY EXTENSIVE PHOTOGRAPHY and ORIGINAL ARTWORK. EACH ISSUE of THE MAGAZINE is THEMED AROUND AN IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE. IN ADDITION to THESE ONGOING TOPICS, OCCASIONAL SPECIAL ISSUES ARE PRODUCED to FOCUS ON TIMELY TOPICS SUCH AS COVID-19 IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY, BLACK EXCELLENCE IN OUR SCHOOLS, and OTHERS. to FURTHER OUR REACH and MISSION, UMOJA LAUNCHED AN ONLINE VERSION of THE MAGAZINE IN EARLY 2021. THIS WILL ALLOW OUR IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL CONTENT to REACH MORE PEOPLE. IT WILL ALSO ALLOW US THE OPPORTUNITY to DELIVER IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL CONTENT and PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGES IN BETWEEN ISSUES of THE PRINT PUBLICATION. THE UMOJA MAGAZINE YOUTH VOICES PROJECT is A NEW PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES MIDDLE and HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH WITH A SE
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They name their leaders6 people are listed in the latest report.
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Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (6)
DERRICK SMITHVICE CHAIR
EDWARD LEESECRETARY
JIM HORNDIRECTOR
RAY ALLENTREASURER
RUBEN ANTHONY JRCHAIR
VALERIA DAVISDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2021
- Location
- 2222 S PARK ST STE 200, MADISON, WI 53713-2168
- County
- Dane
- In care of
- % RUBEN ANTHONY JR
- Primary officer
- JIM HORN, DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- WIPFLI ADVISORY LLC
- NTEE classification
- Alliances & Advocacy - Arts (A01)
- IRS tax category
- Alliances & Advocacy - Arts